Mexico rushes to help stranded migrants after Trump shuts down CBP One program

Mexican government Announced the “Mexico Embraces You” program, which includes economic and social services for Mexicans deported from the United States. This measure is a response to austerity immigration policy President Donald Trump’s announcement on January 20 has already begun to materialize with the closing of the CBP One program.

CBP One launched in 2020, allowing foreign sellers to schedule cargo inspections. In 2023, the Biden administration expanded its mandate to include unauthorized migrants seeking asylum. Donald Trump’s order on Inauguration Day this Monday ended the program and thousands of scheduled meetings were canceled.

Rosa Icela Rodríguez, head of the Ministry of Interior (SEGOB), announced the project during the morning conference of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. Rodriguez explained that the strategy includes economic support of 2,000 pesos (about $100) for Mexican citizens who do not have the resources to return to their communities of origin. This support will be delivered through the new Bienestar Paisano Card.

Federal officials add that the plan is designed to allow Mexican migrants to join existing social programs that include pensions for senior citizens and the disabled, scholarships for elementary and high school students, and the initiatives Sembrando Vida, Mujeres con Bienestar, Jóvenes Construyendo el. Futuro and Salud Casa por Casa.

Repatriated Mexicans will be affiliated with the Mexican Social Security Institute. The program will give them access to insurance for sickness and maternity, occupational risks, disability and life, pension, old-age and old-age severance. They will also be able to use all social benefits and childcare services provided by the Social Security Law. Benefits will apply to spouses or partners, children and parents of the deportee.

Mexicans deported from the U.S. will also receive legal advice to help them obtain identification documents such as birth certificates, voter credentials and Clave Única de Registro de Población (Unique Population Registry Code), Rodriguez adds. They will also have access to social housing support provided by the Ministry of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development and the Institute of the National Workers’ Housing Fund (Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores).

SEGOB has trained civil servants from the governments of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Michoacan, Guanajuato, State of Mexico, Sinaloa, and Jalisco. Mexico embraces your plan. It claims to be coordinating efforts with the Human Rights Commission and the Business Coordinating Council.

Trump’s possible mass deportation

Donald Trump confirmed in his inauguration speech that he will declare a state of emergency Mexican border to stop what he called “the invasion of illegal invaders”. He promised to act with “historic speed and force”. His statements have begun to take effect.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has confirmed that the CBP One mobile app will no longer have features that allow undocumented immigrants to submit advance information and make appointments at eight Southwest border ports. The agency added that appointments scheduled through the program have been canceled.

The application was launched in 2021 to facilitate immigration flow and processes in the border region. The tool is designed to serve undocumented migrants from central and northern Mexico and “avoid border pressure from asylum seekers,” according to Mexican officials.

Sheinbaum said in a statement from SEGOB released before Trump’s inauguration that he expected it to be closed. He said that “this program has helped migrants avoid going to the northern border to wait for asylum. We will propose that these or other related applications be allowed.”

Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente announced the creation of the ConsulApp platform. The system will have three main functions: alerting the nearest Mexican consulate to initiate legal assistance in real time, informing selected family members or trusted contacts of the migrant about his or her legal status, and directly alerting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which will monitor compliance. due process.

The Mexican president emphasized the importance of migrants to the economy and reaffirmed his support for Mexican citizens through the 53 consulates in the United States.

This story appeared first Narrative in Spanish and translated from Spanish.